2008 Tech Track 100 league table - UK
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| Rank | Company Activity |
Sales growth % pa |
07/08 sales (£m) |
04/05 sales (£m) |
Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mobile Interactive Group Mobile services provider |
422.3 | ‡35.9 | 0.3 | Its technology allows O2 arena visitors to get tickets through their mobile phones | |
| 2 | LOVEFILM.com Online DVD rental |
239.28 | ‡49.3 | 1.3 | Has started work with schools to encourage teaching and communication through film | |
| 3 | Netbasic Website developer |
235.3 | 9.6 | *0.3 | Posted sales of £9.6m last year with only seven staff | |
| 4 | Timico Converged communications provider |
205.27 | 15.0 | *0.5 | Provides internet-telephony services to the diocese of Westminster | |
| 5 | ApaTech Bone graft manufacturer |
204.57 | 7.6 | 0.3 | Customers include the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital | |
| 6 | Tideway Systems Software developer |
184.01 | ‡9.2 | 0.4 | Won the British Computing Society ‘Technology Supplier of the Year’ award in 2007 | |
| 7 | NEG Telecom Telecoms services provider |
175.4 | 7.4 | 0.4 | Claims to transfer 250m call minutes each year | |
| 8 | The Hut Group E-commerce website operator |
173.07 | ‡14.1 | 0.7 | Claims to sell a product through its own or one of its clients’ websites every 10 seconds | |
| 9 | Tomorrow Communications IT network provider |
153.11 | 6.0 | 0.4 | Clients include Barclays Wealth and BSkyB | |
| 10 | Traffic Broker Online marketer |
151.91 | ‡18.3 | *1.1 | Says its online marketing generated more than £100m in sales for clients last year | |
| 11 | Coast Digital Online marketer |
150.05 | 7.4 | 0.5 | Claims its services can generate up to 19 times return on investment for its clients | |
| 12 | BlueSky Travel Systems Software developer |
142.83 | 8.3 | 0.6 | Its ¤100m project with Thomas Cook has seen staff increase four-fold | |
| 13 | King.com Gaming website operator |
132.93 | ‡20.3 | 1.6 | Its games are hosted by web giants MSN, Yahoo and AOL | |
| 14 | Adventi IT services provider |
125.08 | 16.7 | 1.5 | Says it provides IT services for 19 of Scotland’s 32 local authorities | |
| 15 | Adapt Managed services provider |
121.44 | *14.9 | 1.4 | Customers include fast-growing companies Lovefilm and Play.com | |
| 16 | Redtray E-learning software developer |
116.81 | ‡7.7 | 0.8 | Jon Moulton of Alchemy Partners was an early-stage investor with £600,000 | |
| 17 | Gamesys Gaming website operator |
107.86 | 29.8 | 3.3 | Recently won the contract to operate Sunbingo.com | |
| 18 | Digital Window Online marketer |
101.45 | 19.6 | 2.4 | Its technology powers The Sun’s online shop | |
| 19 | Cashcade Online gaming marketer |
100.78 | 18.0 | 2.2 | Runs the website Foxy Bingo, which sponsors the Jeremy Kyle show | |
| 20 | Neoss Dental implants developer |
99.16 | ‡7.8 | 1.0 | Its dental implant system uses state-of-the-art titanium roots | |
| 21 | Greenlight Digital marketing agency |
97.47 | 7.5 | *1.0 | Claims its marketing campaign for Monarch Airlines earned £364 for every £1 invested | |
| 22 | Bluefish Communications IT consultancy |
96.75 | ‡6.7 | *0.9 | Employs 35 and has a bank of more than 120 technical consultants to draw on | |
| 23 | The Cloud Wireless broadband service provider |
96.42 | 8.2 | *1.1 | Claims its wireless infrastructure supports a million internet connections a month | |
| 24 | Distribution Technology Software developer |
95.11 | ‡6.5 | 0.9 | Says that more than 20,000 financial advisers use its software | |
| 25 | Vtesse Networks Network services provider |
94.25 | 17.3 | 2.4 | Has won a contract with Lloyds TSB worth up to £70m | |
| 26 | Miniclip Online games developer |
91.92 | 19.2 | 2.7 | Its games are produced by an international network of 300 developers | |
| 27 | Patersons HR & Payroll Solutions Payroll software developer |
90.78 | ‡6.0 | 0.9 | Its software can function in 30 different languages | |
| 28 | O-Bit Telecom Telecoms services provider |
87.34 | 9.3 | 1.4 | Co-founder installed a 20-foot model giraffe in the company’s reception area | |
| 29 | Thunderhead Software developer |
87.14 | 12.4 | 1.9 | Claims nine of the top ten global investment banks use its software | |
| 30 | Excelian IT consultancy |
86.71 | ‡10.7 | 1.6 | Experienced growth due to greater demand for risk-management and trading technology | |
| 31 | Neverfail Group Business software developer |
83.7 | 7.2 | 1.2 | Its disaster recovery software protects staff at Vodafone | |
| 32 | Chess Telecoms services provider |
82.79 | 20.7 | 3.4 | Company named after founder’s children Charlie and Jessie | |
| 33 | Smiths Consulting IT consultancy |
81.67 | 5.2 | *0.9 | Helped T-Mobile roll out supply-chain management software in five countries | |
| 34 | Retail Decisions Payment services provider |
81.56 | *190.0 | 31.7 | Helps leading international retailers to combat online fraud | |
| 35 | IPI Network services provider |
77.22 | 5.6 | *1.0 | Installs IT networks for the likes of BMW and Spar | |
| 36 | Bluefin Solutions IT consultancy |
75.32 | 11.3 | 2.1 | Opened offices in Chicago and Kuala Lumpur this year | |
| 37 | AVM Audio visual systems integrator |
74.77 | ‡17.2 | *3.2 | Maintains a cinema at Heathrow for Virgin Atlantic’s first-class passengers | |
| 38 | Cheapflights Price comparison website |
73.07 | *21.1 | 4.1 | Claims to advertise up to 1.5m flight deals a day | |
| 39 | Capital Support IT consultancy |
69.45 | 7.1 | 1.5 | Claims that business growth has come solely through word-of-mouth recommendations | |
| 40 | Comms-care IT services provider |
69.43 | ‡6.2 | 1.3 | Says it advanced from Cisco silver partner to gold within a month | |
| 41 | Switchfire Mobile technology developer |
69.2 | ‡5.7 | 1.2 | Claims to process 5m premium-rate SMS messages every month | |
| 42 | Dreamticket Online travel operator |
68.84 | 15.1 | 3.1 | Soon to launch a super luxury tailor-made holiday site | |
| 43 | Masternaut Three X Vehicle tracking software developer |
68.01 | 13.8 | 2.9 | Says it helps Ann Summers deliver products to customers quickly and efficiently | |
| 44 | Thomsons Online Benefits Employee benefits software developer |
67.89 | ‡8.6 | 1.8 | Helped the MoD launch an online benefits calculator for its 215,000 personnel | |
| 45 | murphx Telecoms services provider |
67.23 | 6.1 | 1.3 | Provided internet connectivity for the live webcams used by BBC2’s Springwatch | |
| 46 | IRIS Software Business software developer |
64.87 | ‡94.9 | *21.2 | Claims its software produces the payslips for 10% of the British workforce | |
| 47 | Espresso Education Educational content provider |
63.07 | 11.9 | 2.8 | Provides a digital library of video clips, news items and websites to schools | |
| 48 | Sponge Mobile applications designer |
60.9 | ‡5.2 | 1.3 | Helped the Royal Navy run a recruitment campaign by mobile-phone video | |
| 49 | iMeta Business software developer |
60.5 | 6.0 | 1.5 | Founders initially worked from a back bedroom on PCs bought with credit cards | |
| 50 | Reading Room Digital communications agency |
60.27 | ‡9.5 | *2.3 | Claims a website developed for the YHA achieved a 7,000% return in 12 months | |
| 51 | MeetingZone Conference call services provider |
59.57 | 5.9 | 1.4 | Can manage telephone conferencing services for up to 5,000 callers | |
| 52 | Exponential-e Network services provider |
59.23 | 10.4 | 2.6 | Its network speeds enable clients to transfer files of up to 360Gb in one hour | |
| 53 | Wavex Technology IT managed services provider |
57.9 | 5.9 | 1.5 | Claims it can resolve the majority of clients’ IT problems in 15 minutes | |
| 54 | Ip.Access Mobile technology provider |
57.66 | 15.2 | 3.9 | Claims to have customers on every continent, including Antarctica | |
| 55 | Ipitomi Telecoms and technology provider |
56.77 | 12.5 | 3.2 | Customers include Pizza Express and the Man Group | |
| 56 | Plextek Electronics design consultancy |
55.99 | ‡28.2 | 7.4 | Recently launched a portable radar unit called Blighter | |
| 57 | Summit Media Digital media agency |
55.81 | 15.5 | 4.1 | 20% of staff are inmates operating from within prison walls | |
| 58 | Intrinsic Technology IT consultancy |
55.23 | 12.9 | 3.5 | Will provide £8m of IT for government’s ‘Building Schools for the Future’ programme | |
| 59 | Amsphere Software testing consultancy |
54.95 | 8.8 | 2.4 | Provides expert witnesses to resolve corporate software disputes | |
| 60 | OB10 E-invoicing system provider |
54.91 | ‡7.1 | 1.9 | Says it saved 8.4m sheets of paper last year with its electronic invoice system | |
| 61 | Entanet International Communications provider |
53.41 | ‡*17.2 | 4.8 | Company’s headquarters are in a Chinese style purpose-built pagoda | |
| 62 | BDP Media Group Learning software developer |
52.39 | 11.9 | 3.4 | Clients include Disney and the Department for Children, Schools and Families | |
| 63 | Nexus Oncology Clinical research organisation |
52.03 | 5.5 | 1.6 | Founder motivated by family’s early brush with cancer | |
| 64 | Lagan Government software developer |
49.55 | 14.3 | 4.3 | Claims its government software serves more than 37m citizens worldwide | |
| 65 | Xantus IT consultancy |
49.39 | ‡7.6 | 2.3 | Boasts 21 FTSE 100 companies among its clients | |
| 66 | 2e2 IT services provider |
48.42 | ‡203.2 | 62.2 | Hosts the Tesco.com website | |
| 67 | i-level Digital communications agency |
48.38 | ‡100.6 | 30.8 | Claims 340,000 teenagers this year sought drug advice from its MSN Frank service | |
| 68 | Technetix Telecoms equipment maker |
48 | ‡46.9 | 14.5 | Will supply fibre-optic cable in home networking equipment to Swisscom | |
| 69 | solarcentury Solar technology developer |
47.79 | ‡19.4 | 6.0 | Clients include the Co-operative Group, National Trust and Barratt Homes | |
| 70 | Adeptra Managed services provider |
46.62 | 8.2 | 2.6 | Its payment reminders can be customised to match the recipient’s dialect | |
| 71 | Griffin Internet Internet service provider |
46.45 | 10.0 | 3.2 | Claims to provide internet access for 50,000 businesses | |
| 72 | TBG London Online advertising agency |
45.51 | 11.5 | 3.7 | Started from a bedroom with a £22,000 bonus earned from founder’s previous job | |
| 73 | SSL Electronics and software designer |
45.5 | 5.2 | 1.7 | Has 12 PhDs on staff and recruits only candidates with MSc or first-class degrees | |
| 74 | Nimbus Partners Business software developer |
45.26 | ‡8.4 | 2.7 | Clients include HSBC, Toyota and the Valuations Office Agency | |
| 75 | Probrand IT reseller |
44.75 | 33.5 | 11.0 | Claims to search over half a million product lines by price and stock availability daily | |
| 76 | bet365 Online bookmaker |
44.24 | ‡*1,815.0 | 604.8 | The company owns Premiership football team, Stoke City FC | |
| 77 | Unanimis Digital advertising agency |
44.21 | 17.7 | 5.9 | Claims to have secured the largest mobile advertising deal to date with Shell | |
| 78 | Stirk Lamont & Associates ICT consultancy |
44.08 | ‡5.7 | 1.9 | Upgraded Vodafone Live! in Australia and New Zealand | |
| 79 | 1E IT provider |
44.03 | ‡11.0 | 3.7 | Claims its product Nightwatchman saves on average £43 per computer a year | |
| 80 | ioko Digital media systems integrator |
43.12 | 27.6 | 9.4 | Helped develop Channel 4’s award-winning on-demand viewing service | |
| 81 | Southern Communications Telecoms services provider |
42.97 | 7.0 | 2.4 | Established in 1965, it is one of the oldest telecoms companies in Britain | |
| 82 | XLN Telecom Telecoms services provider |
42.69 | ‡29.3 | 10.1 | Founders also run the online stationery firm Euroffice | |
| 83 | Rebellion Computer games developer |
42.67 | ‡11.8 | 4.1 | Founder is one of twelve people in Britain that takes part in medieval jousting | |
| 84 | Jobpartners HR software developer |
42.66 | 7.5 | 2.6 | Its software has been translated into 25 different languages | |
| 85 | ByBox Delivery systems operator |
42.64 | *24.3 | 8.4 | Says it delivers more than 20m items a year in Britain | |
| 86 | Vitaflo Clinical nutrition products developer |
42.43 | 7.9 | 2.7 | Completed £16m refinancing package in May supported by Merseyside Investment Fund | |
| 87 | Doctors.net.uk Medical network provider |
41.71 | 6.1 | 2.2 | Claims that more than 25% of NHS doctors access its service every week | |
| 88 | Unicom Telecoms services provider |
41.17 | 37.1 | 13.2 | Encouraging its customers to go green and switch to paperless billing | |
| 89 | Office Canopy Group Procurement software developer |
40.41 | 11.5 | 4.1 | Says it gives its software to customers for free | |
| 90 | Listening Company Call-centre software provider |
40.17 | 37.0 | 13.4 | Claims to manage 30m conversations a year through its call centres | |
| 91 | PCS Business Systems IT and office product supplier |
40.1 | 13.1 | 4.8 | Started with £100 and a telephone; founder set up the business with his credit card | |
| 92 | Coexis Securities software provider |
40.08 | 5.7 | 2.1 | Held a board meeting 15,420 feet up Kilimanjaro in Tanzania | |
| 93 | ICS Solutions Microsoft technology consultancy |
39.71 | 7.7 | 2.8 | Says it created a 2,800-page website and extranet for Virgin Vie | |
| 94 | Betfair Online bookmaker |
39.7 | 181.9 | 66.7 | Says it can match over 15m betting transactions between punters in a day | |
| 95 | Xbridge Online insurance broker |
39.6 | 6.0 | 2.2 | Founder Brad Liebmann says he has Microsoft’s first PC in his office | |
| 96 | Rule Financial IT consultancy |
37.93 | 18.7 | 7.1 | Says it is leading a bank project handling 3m derivative trades a day | |
| 97 | Edenbrook Systems integrator |
36.65 | ‡25.2 | 9.9 | Recently won a contract to redesign Easyjet’s entire web architecture | |
| 98 | The GL Company Accounting software developer |
36.53 | 6.2 | 2.4 | Its accountancy software is used by clients including Nintendo, BSkyB and Calor Gas | |
| 99 | Cello Electronics LCD TV manufacturer |
35.76 | *21.8 | 8.7 | Has a ‘green’ button on its remote controls that turns the television off completely | |
| 100 | ANS Group IT and telecoms provider |
35.68 | ‡10.3 | 4.1 | Founded in the bedroom of former child actor Scott Fletcher | |
| * annualised figure ‡ draft accounts |
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